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Scrapbooking is a fun way to remember special events. There are various digital scrapbooking options in addition to traditional scrapbooking; but it all comes down to creating a special memory out of your photographs, complete with captions and descriptions of your experiences.

When composing a sports picture, leave some room for the action. For instance, if a runner is going left to right, leave more room on the right side of the frame for him/her to run into. This will make a big difference on the impact of the image.

Try using a preset or custom white balance in a stadium or indoor arena. Because light often is different at indoor venues, the best way to get optimal color is to create a unique white balance, which is what the preset does. Cameras vary in how to accomplish that so check your manual.

A panorama can help you capture the breadth of a great vista. With a COOLPIX camera, try the panorama scene mode or panorama assist mode. Check your camera’s manual to see which mode your specific camera has. This will help you with overlap as you shoot your sequence of images.

Don’t let telephone poles or trees sprout out of your subject’s head. Check the background carefully. Look over your subject’s shoulder to see whether any poles, trees or even cars are in the background. Sometimes simply moving a step to the left or right a few feet can make your picture much better.

Did you know that the Nikon 1 line of cameras bodies can use many of your f/mount DSLR lenses? Using the FT-1 Mount Adapter, you can use many of your legacy lenses on a Nikon 1. This is great if you have a favorite macro lens or super telephoto.

Photographing cats or dogs with a flash can cause green/yellow eyes, which are similar to the red-eye seen in humans. To avoid this, use some of the same techniques you use to avoid red-eye, such as bouncing a Speedlight or increasing the light in the room you’re shooting in.

Always bring out your camera when family or friends gather together. Even if it is not a big holiday celebration. You never know when the kids will do something cute that you’ll want to capture and if you’re busy searching for the camera you may miss the moment.

A great way to remember your trips or special events is by making a photo book. There are many websites that allow you to upload your images and easily design a photo book, complete with captions, as well as photo labs, and at the photo department of larger stores. It's a fun way to share your photographic experiences with friends.

If you’re going out with the intention of photographing a specific type of animal, do a little quick research before you head out. Knowing their habits can give you an edge when it comes to getting great photographs.

If you’re using a GPS-enabled COOLPIX digital camera and are on vacation and not sure where to go next, check out the POI (Points of Interest) feature which will let you know of landmarks that are nearby to your location.

To get the starburst effect you often see in photos, use the smallest aperture possible on your camera (this is usually f/16 or f/22) and shoot towards the sun. Shooting towards the sun will cause you to see flare in an image sometimes but this can add interest to your image. Shoot a bunch of frames—capturing the starburst with and without flare.

If you’re taking really important photos that you won’t be able to recreate, bracket your exposures to ensure the photos look great. Most Nikon digital cameras have an exposure-bracketing mode that you can set. It is faster if you let the camera do the bracketing, instead of you having to snap a photo, change the exposure, snap another frame, change it again, and snap a new frame.

When shooting video of an event, add interviews for a unique viewpoint. Shooting a birthday party—talk to the birthday boy or girl; shooting your kids sport—interview them or the coach—at a wedding—ask the bride and groom to comment.

When shooting food, simple compositions are always better. Zoom into the dish so you don’t capture the table, or zoom tighter so you don’t even see the plate. If you’re taking a shot of your meal at a restaurant, move some of the cutlery or glassware out of the frame for a better shot. It will only take you a moment to do so.

Protect your DSLR lenses. Get a good UV, Skylight or Neutral Clear filter for the front of every lens. This will help protect the expensive front piece of glass in your lens. When you get in dirty or rainy conditions, you'll be wiping the filter clear instead of risking the front element.

When shooting a portrait of a person, even if it's a quick shot, don’t place them against a wall, even if they place themselves there. Its natural for people to back up against a wall for a picture, but that usually isn’t the most flattering way to shoot a portrait. Unless you specifically want to shoot right against a wall for creative reasons, politely ask them to take a few steps forward or follow you to where you want to place them in a scene.

When shooting in bright sand or snow, experiment with the exposure compensation settings (the +/- button) on your camera. Set it for +1 to make the image brighter, which often will make sand or snow look better.

Change your white balance during a sunrise or sunset. Take your camera off auto white balance and switch to Cloudy or Shady white balance. This will add more strength to the reds, oranges and yellows. Auto White Balance tries to keep colors neutral.

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I bought this camera because my friend had it and I reallly liked the pictures she had taken. It has performed extremely well in all situations: Shuttle launch video, riding video, bands, flowers, birds, rain, etc. I'm convinced of its construction quality because it flew out of my hand on a recent trike ride and ended up in the middle of the road. I lost the battery door and the battery but not the SD which was loaded with pictures. I bought a new battery, charged it up, downloaded my pictures, took the camera through all its settings and added a little duck tape for the battery door. It works like new but looks like junk. I will likely spring for another Coolpix in the future because I really like the size and quality of the photes. Thanks NIKON.
September 6, 2011

The little camera that could
I got this camera new in 2012 it's small fun one of the best investment ever made. Pictures come out clean, clear and I don't even know what I'm doing half the time. Reading the (-) remarks some write something's don't work for everybody. Excellent little camie!
December 24, 2014

great camera prize
I love my Coolpix S3100! Because of my ten years and I love it! I always loves this Camera!
November 20, 2013

Excellent Camera
This is an excellent camera, what it needs is people who know photography to appreciate it ! I took these two pictures on low light with the flash on minimum, and also lower the ev to its lowest and these are the results, so don't knock anything down is you don't have the knowledge.
March 26, 2013

Great camera for the price
I have just had this camera for a few days, and it takes very good pictures and video. Everything functions as stated in the manual. It is very easy to use.
December 30, 2012

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I just bought the s3100 Coolpix, and im not finding it overly user friendly. My biggest issue is i want to be able to take pictures and not have them come out all blurry cus i dont have a very steady hand when its comes to photography or if im walking and dont have time to stop i want to be able to take the picture as im moving. How can i do this?

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you can try looking at the different settings...there might be action, or sports, or something? if not, something i sometimes do is take a video instead, so i can be walking around and stuff, and then, when i upload it to the computer, snip out that frame. it might not be the ideal photo taking expieriance, but at least it records your memories all the same! good luck!

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Favorite Subject: Nature

Nikon Family: 2-5 years

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Role: Serious passion, hobbyist

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My Daughter lost the recharging cord that also hooks up to computer for her Coolpix S3100.Where do I purchase a new one?

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Nikon Family: 0-1 years

Experience: 1-3 months

Role: Just getting started with photography

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Does this camera have the option to pick one color to stand out in a black and white photo?

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I am about to get this camera and I am curious to know if it is water proof.

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I only have a charger that charges the battery. Is there other ways to transfer the pictures without the usb cord？

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Arcadia, CA, USA

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Age: 18-24

Favorite Subject: Family & Friends

Nikon Family: 2-5 years

Experience: More than a year

Role: Occasional user, memory keeper

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Go to any electronics retailer and purchase a USB to mini USb cable, it doesn't have to be Nikon, they are generic.They dont cost more than $5 or $6.00. If you use a sd card you can also purchase an sd card reade if you computer doesn't have one built in. Remove the sd card from the camera and insert it into the card reader.

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I need to take photos with the date and time in the photo, does this camera have that option?

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Favorite Subject: Sports

Nikon Family: 2-5 years

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When I turn on my new CoolPix S3100 camera, some previous photos I've taken appear that are are not on my card. How can I access or recover these?

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I need this feature in the real estate business. we don't print the pictures, the date must show up on the digital image we upload into various bank's systems. My boss has the Nikon P1 and it has this feature. Not sure how old the P1 is, but I have not been able to locate it in a store in my area.

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Gilbert, Arizona

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Gilbert, Arizona

Age: 45-54

Nikon Family: 11-20 years

Experience: 3-6 months

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Despite having a very high resolution/megapixil number, it seems to be compressing the images when they're saved to the card. My old (non-Nikon) camera took pictures at 4mp and the file size was 3mb. The S3100 at 14mp is barely 3mb, and it shows in the images - they look fuzzy where I expect them to look crisp. The manual says nothing about this setting (that I can find) - is this a possible adjustment?

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The max resolution for your camera is 4320x3240 which would indeed give you a file size of approximately 3mb, look on page 38 of your manual as there appears to be a setting slightly higher than the default.Im not so sure about your old camera giving you 3meg files from 4mp's unless of course it was shooting in or being converted to TIFF or Bitmap.

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I want to know if it can take multiple pics one after another to catch me in action

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Some of them show up but not all of them. When I scroll through to view them, some of them say it contains no image data. When I put my SD card in my computer, they are all there.

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Just curious what the best bang for my buck would be for this camera? There are a lot of types of SD cards out there and I'm not sure which one will give the best performance, value, etc.

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In order to download or view the 'owner's manual', it requires a product key series of 25 figures. After 2 days of searching for this mystical 'key', I have given up and need help...PLEASE.The camera is a Nikon S3100 and was purchased May 13,2011 in Calgary Alberta Canada at Futureshop.

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Please verify that that you have the correct option selected for the Charge by computer, MENU > SETUP MENU > Charge by Computer. Also, try it with a backup battery. If the problem persists you will need to send the camera and the charger to be evaluated.Title: How do I get my Nikon product serviced?URL: http://support.nikontech.com/cgi-bi...

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You can use the USB cable that came with the camera. Also, download from our website the latest version of ViewNX 2 in order to transfer the pictures from your camera to your pc. See link below:Answer Title: Nikon View NX - 2.1.1Answer Link: http://support.nikonusa.com/app/ans...

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My computer does not recognize the device, I connect the two with the USB cable that came with the camera. When I plug the camera in, my computer tells me it does not recognize the device in the driver. I have had this camera for nearly two months and I have not had any problems until three days ago. If you can help me solve this that would be great.

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So the default HD version only takes like 58s videos and the lowest setting only gets to about 29 minutes. I need to be able to take hour+ long photos,I have a coolpix s550 that takes 2 hour videos on it's lowest quality, how can i get the same out of the S3100??

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The maximum file size for a single movie is 2GB or the maximum movie length for a single movie is 29 minutes, even when there is sufficient free space on the memory card for longer recording. You can take several single movies depending on the size of your memory card.Please see page# 118 of the user's manual for the COOLPIX s3100.

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I saw that in the manual, but it makes no since to me, why limit the size of the movies if there is more space available, it must be just a programming thing, would it be possible to turn off this limit or get an update to do so? I bought this camera to take long movies for work and need it to be able to record for longer times, is there any way around this 29 minute limit?

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Can I change the output format of videos on my camera? Like from AVI to MPEG? I don't have a very big memory card, but I want HD videos. :-/

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in normal daylight the picture taken becomes very high contrast & the pictures become blur although the electronic vr mode is on & the camera was fixed!!! In night mode(auto flash or auto flash with red eye reduction) the pictures taken are more bright in some point & the flash causes high contrast..why?

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The lense(not lense glass) inside of my s3100 is not circular from the purchasing date.. So is there any damage in lense? it may be the cause of the poor image quality!!!!!!

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